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disempowerment

NOUN
diminishment of power or civil rights
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Babydoll dresses are not the reason that the full-scale disempowerment of women and girls sits atop a checklist of government priorities.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

When reflecting on what exactly had made the show such a hit, Jones said there was "a feeling of disempowerment" in the country.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2024

When faced with disempowerment, we might believe the antidote is to prove ourselves more worthy through additional labor.

From Seattle Times Dec. 26, 2023

But rescue from disempowerment is only one motivation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2023

“The vast power of superintelligence could also be very dangerous, and could lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction,” Mr. Sutskever and Mr. Leike wrote on OpenAI’s blog.

From Washington Times Jul. 7, 2023




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